2025 Student

Of the Year Winners

Broadcast Journalist Of the Year

  • Eleanor Eichmann – Fayetteville High School – Superior, 2nd Runner-up (5A-7A)

  • Isaac Maldonado – Siloam Springs High School – Superior, 1st Runner-up (5A-7A)

  • Chelsea Jensen – Bryant High School – Superior, Winner (5A-7A)

Broadcast On-Air Talent Of the Year

  • Penelope Fuller-Freeman – Lakeside High School – Superior, 2nd Runner-up (5A-7A)

  • Eleanor Eichmann – Fayetteville High School – Superior, 1st Runner-up (5A-7A)

  • Riley Forte – Bryant High School – Superior, Winner (5A-7A)

Broadcast Producer Of the Year

  • Brayden Johnson – Bryant Junior High School – Superior, Winner (Middle/Jr. High/Freshman)

  • Clark Wild – Episcopal Collegiate School – Superior, Winner (1A-4A)

  • Stella Sutton – Fayetteville High School – Superior, 1st Runner-up (5A-7A)

  • Mady Calhoun – Bryant High School – Superior, Winner (5A-7A)

Broadcast Video Editor Of the Year

  • Ty Mattingly – Fayetteville High School – Superior, Winner (5A-7A)

  • Alice Zawada – Episcopal Collegiate School – Superior, Winner (1A-4A)

  • Cayden Robertson – Bryant Junior High School – Superior, Winner (Middle/Jr. High/Freshman)

Broadcast Sports Journalist Of the Year

  • Ben Watson – Fayetteville High School – Superior, 2nd Runner-up (5A-7A)

  • Matthew Anderson – Bryant High School – Superior, 1st Runner-up (5A-7A)

  • Jordan Jones – Searcy High School – Superior, Winner (5A-7A)

Literary Magazine Designer Of the Year

  • Sydney Holliman – Fayetteville High School – Superior, 2nd Runner-up (5A-7A)

  • Lila Di Leo – Little Rock Christian Academy – Superior, 1st Runner-up (5A-7A)

  • Abby Swindler – Little Rock Central High School – Superior, Winner (5A-7A)

Literary Magazine Editor Of the Year

  • Abby Swindler – Little Rock Central High School – Superior, Winner (5A-7A)

Literary Magazine Writer Of the Year

  • Fatimah Yousaf – Little Rock Central High School – Superior, 2nd Runner-up (5A-7A)

  • Karter Murphy – Fayetteville High School – Superior, 1st Runner-up (5A-7A)

  • Ariana Minkel – Fayetteville High School – Superior, Winner (5A-7A)

Digital Newspaper Editor Of the Year

  • Hector Ramos – Buffalo Island Central – Superior, Winner (1A-4A)

  • Sybil Curran, Kyah Kaufmann – Little Rock Central High School – Superior, 1st Runner-up (5A-7A)

  • Brooklyn Nelson – Har-Ber High School – Superior, Winner (5A-7A)

Print Newspaper Editor Of the Year

  • Oliver Perron – Rogers High School – Superior, 1st Runner-up (5A-7A)

  • Sybil Curran and Kyah Kaufmann – Little Rock Central High School – Superior, Winner (5A-7A)

  • Bella Luper and Brayden Rowe – Bryant Junior High School – Superior, Winner (Middle/Jr. High/Freshman)

Digital Newspaper Designer Of the Year

  • Hector Ramos – Buffalo Island Central – Superior, Winner (1A-4A)

Digital Newspaper Writer Of the Year

  • Hector Ramos – Buffalo Island Central – Superior, Winner (1A-4A)

Print Newspaper Designer Of the Year

  • Sophia Burton – Bryant Junior High School – Superior, Winner (Middle/Jr. High/Freshman)

  • Sierra Hernandez – Rogers High School – Superior, Winner (5A-7A)

Print Newspaper Writer Of the Year

  • Brayden Rowe – Bryant Junior High School – Superior, Winner (Middle/Jr. High/Freshman)

  • Anastasia Phetsomphou – Rogers High School – Superior, 1st Runner-up (5A-7A)

  • Yashika Bhagat – Little Rock Central High School – Superior, Winner (5A-7A)

Business Manager Of the Year

  • Adelyn Wright – Rogers High School – Superior, 2nd Runner-up (5A-7A)

  • Naomi Shaver – Fayetteville High School – Superior, 1st Runner-up (5A-7A)

  • Cooper Oxford – Southside High School – Superior, Winner (5A-7A)

  • Kelly Mendez – Buffalo Island Central – Superior, Winner (1A-4A)

  • Adison Richards – Bryant Junior High School – Superior, Winner (Middle/Jr. High/Freshman)

Yearbook Designer Of the Year

  • Carolina Relford – Bryant Junior High School – Superior, 2nd Runner-up (Middle/Jr. High/Freshman)

  • Norah Al-Rikabi – Woodland Junior High School – Superior, 1st Runner-up (Middle/Jr. High/Freshman)

  • Parker Sisney – Woodland Junior High School – Superior, Winner (Middle/Jr. High/Freshman)

  • Sophi McFall – Buffalo Island Central – Superior, 1st Runner-up (1A-4A)

  • Halle Browning – Central Arkansas Christian – Superior, Winner (1A-4A)

  • TeAndrea Watson – Little Rock Central High School – Superior, 2nd Runner-up (5A-7A)

  • Khloe Whitten – Bentonville West High School – Superior, 1st Runner-up (5A-7A)

  • Kaylee Anderson – Bryant High School – Superior, Winner (5A-7A)

Yearbook Editor Of the Year

  • Rylee Solomon – Bryant Junior High School – Superior, 1st Runner-up (Middle/Jr. High/Freshman)

  • Parker Sisney – Woodland Junior High School – Superior, Winner (Middle/Jr. High/Freshman)

  • Lilly Boyd – Buffalo Island Central – Superior, 1st Runner-up (1A-4A)

  • Ethan Farmer – Central Arkansas Christian – Superior, Winner (1A-4A)

  • Emma McAndrew and Layne Joheim – Little Rock Central High School – Superior, 2nd Runner-up (5A-7A)

  • Alyssa Brendel – Bentonville West High School – Superior, 1st Runner-up (5A-7A)

  • Kaylee Anderson and Siya Rohant – Bryant High School – Superior, Winner (5A-7A)

Yearbook Writer Of the Year

  • Parker Sisney – Woodland Junior High School – Superior, Winner (Middle/Jr. High/Freshman)

  • Siya Rohant – Bryant High School – Superior, 2nd Runner-up (5A-7A)

  • Angelica Healey – Bentonville West High School – Superior, 1st Runner-up (5A-7A)

  • Krisha Patel – Bryant High School – Superior, Winner (5A-7A)

  • Lilly Boyd – Buffalo Island Central – Superior, Winner (1A-4A)

Photojournalist Of the Year

  • Canon Spikin – Woodland Junior High School – Superior, 2nd Runner-up (Middle/Jr. High/Freshman)

  • Jade Holland – Woodland Junior High School – Superior, 1st Runner-up (Middle/Jr. High/Freshman)

  • Parker Sisney – Woodland Junior High School – Superior, Winner (Middle/Jr. High/Freshman)

  • Kelly Mendez – Buffalo Island Central – Superior, 1st Runner-up (1A-4A)

  • Nathan Kerr – Buffalo Island Central – Superior, Winner (1A-4A)

  • Layne Johiem – Little Rock Central High School – Superior, 2nd Runner-up (5A-7A)

  • LiliAnn Stillings – Fayetteville High School – Superior, 1st Runner-up (5A-7A)

  • Kaylee Anderson – Bryant High School – Superior, Winner (5A-7A)